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Rustington West

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
8,332
Households
3,957
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
3,957
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£345,286
Median property price
282
Postcodes
3,957
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 7.9 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£345,286
Median property price
282
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rustington West

England & Wales
Property sales · Rustington West
HM Land Registry · Rustington West
Average price
£385,253
YoY: +9.6%
Median price: £333,775
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £245,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£482k£363k£245k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Rustington West

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rustington West

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY +33%
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

66
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rustington West

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial / Tidal Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to West Sussex.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Arun is the district council. School applications go through West Sussex.

Apply for a primary place via West Sussex

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Rustington West

GPs make up most of the mapped places

21 GPs · 11 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 41 in all

  • GPs21
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Rustington West

Coordinates50.8117, -0.5119
Postcodes
282
Population (Census)
8,332
Households (Census)
3,957
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 7.9 per 1k

Demographics in Rustington West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,342
White Brit.93.7%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.5%

Religion

Total residents: 8,337
Christian54.7%
No religion38.0%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,332
50–6420.3%
65–7416.6%
75–8414.1%
35–4914.1%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%

Households

Total households: 3,957
Any member 66+23.9%
All members 66+18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Other10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rustington West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.12 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.12 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rustington West